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    <body><![CDATA[Dave at his best - just enjoying himself.<br/><br/>If you have ever seen any of Daves stuff or indeed the film to the book in question - read this now.<br/><br/>Dave has a natural style of writing that makes you want to read more and his attention to detail to help build a picture is great.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm about a third of the way through, and I like it better than the TV programme for the obvious reason that there is much more detail in the book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A very funny story, and sometimes a little serious at times.  Well worth a read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love travel books, and Dave Gorman's style, so this is perfect. Travelling across America without giving money to The Man sounds like a perfect adventure, and Gorman carries it off (almost) with aplomb, conveying a different America than usual, and showing that it's not as homogeneous as you might...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21083976">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A really great book. Lovely writing style and humorous throughout. Am now on the look out for more Dave Gorman books...]]></body>
    
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